Big Red Episode 4 of 8 Monday! Virginia City Hill Climb

[BigRedCamaro]

After this episode, we're half way done... If you haven't watched or recorded the Big Red documentary series, there's no better time to start! There's some amazing mountain road footage you won't want to miss! If you don't have cable, go to your favorite pub or friend's house and watch it. :)

Here's a little taste.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I6LsEPZENks

[Hotchkis]

Looking forward to seeing it! Hoping to catch our 68 Road Runner in the background somewhere! It's been a great series so far and a long time coming. Great job guys!

[CampbellshotrodsAZ]

The show's been getting better! Definitely liked the Willow Springs vintage race. And this is definitely giving me bad ideas. Now I'm thinking I need a spare mountain motor Pontiac as another option on a stand to go along with my 455, haha!

[Garymac69]

That was a great episode. Very impressive times! Did you really tell your insurance agent that Big Red was stock?

Gary

[TheJDMan]

Did you really tell your insurance agent that Big Red was stock?

And they actually believed it?

[Cobra 498]

Boy that takes GUTS to run up that hill at those speeds a very dangerous place. Great job, especially for never having been there before. Looked like the only cars that beat Big Red were boosted, NA is tough at that altitude with carbs!

[BigRedCamaro]

Looking forward to seeing it! Hoping to catch our 68 Road Runner in the background somewhere! It's been a great series so far and a long time coming. Great job guys!

Hotchkis,

I hope you watched the episode and saw the Hotchkis Road Runner. I believe Dan was also shown towards the end too. ;)

[BigRedCamaro]

The show's been getting better! Definitely liked the Willow Springs vintage race. And this is definitely giving me bad ideas. Now I'm thinking I need a spare mountain motor Pontiac as another option on a stand to go along with my 455, haha!

Josh,
Thanks for the kind words. Sorry for giving you bad ideas...that are good ideas. ;)

[BigRedCamaro]

Boy that takes GUTS to run up that hill at those speeds a very dangerous place. Great job, especially for never having been there before. Looked like the only cars that beat Big Red were boosted, NA is tough at that altitude with carbs!

Cobra,
Thanks! It was a great event. Track experience went far on the hill. Having a beast like Big Red is also a big help. ;)

Running a carb with that elevation (and with changes) can be tough. We've never installed fuel injection because our Bonneville class keeps us from doing so. One has to wonder if the time would have been better with EFI.

[Hotchkis]

Awesome episode! And thanks for the cameos! Looking forward to the next episodes.

[BigRedCamaro]

That was a great episode. Very impressive times! Did you really tell your insurance agent that Big Red was stock?

Gary

Gary and Steve,

Thanks! :) Big Red still has the original 1969 trunk weatherstrip... In order to run the event, we had to have insurance to drive the return road...which was a public highway. The team keeps everything working and road worthy in the chance that something like this comes up.

[woodside783]

hope this show never ends

[CampbellshotrodsAZ]

hope this show never ends

This post kind of goes along with a question I had... is this going to be a show with a potential for more seasons? Or just a one-time, kind of mini-series event? I noticed that this season runs quite a number of years, back to 2011 it looks like? Kind of hard to keep a yearly show going at that rate!

[69 Charger 440]

Great show! Hope the show keeps going as well.

Love the sound of that car!

[69X22]

Man awesome show! I am looking forward to the next one. I like how know matter what is done to it for a race, y'all keep the body true to its original look as possible. It does get a little ugly for the salt flats though... lol

[Onebad78ta]

Absolutely love the show,,,it takes serious skills to go that fast.good job RJ.,,,,,,PS LOVE THE CAR

[TheJDMan]

RJ,
Can you tell me what size the gumballs are on the doors and hood?

[Red67Mustang]

Just watched my recorded copy of the Mojave Mile episode... Awe inspiring for sure. I bet it felt good to send the Lambo home with 2nd best!

[Cobra 498]

I am confused, now that you guys have gone the boosted route with great success 234 mph, why not take the next step. IE get rid of that big block and install a Duttweiler twin turbo small block using fuel injection and making 1000 hp more. RJ could get his favorite low profile hood back and you could really blow every bodies doors off for good. I was amazed that you achieved what you did with a blow through carb set up but now that you dropped NA why not really go for it?

[69X22]

Is episode 6 coming on tonight?

[TheJDMan]

They took a week off, I think the next episode is 9/7.